Correctional Programs Supervisor - (Southern CI)

State of North Carolina•Montgomery, NC

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The NC Department of Adult Correction is a large state agency with over 14,000 employees responsible for the care, custody, and supervision of adults sentenced for violating North Carolina laws. This department includes state prisons, probation/parole services, and various support divisions. The Correctional Programs Supervisor reports to the Correctional Programs Director I and is responsible for ensuring effective communication with staff, offenders, and the public. This role involves reviewing and analyzing documents and behavioral data, training and supervising subordinate staff, developing and managing correctional programs, instructing offenders on the use of tools and equipment, operating office machines, preparing reports, performing crisis interventions and counseling, working in a prison facility under stressful conditions, accounting for supplies and equipment, conducting surveillance, and monitoring off-site programs which may require driving.

Requirements

MUST be eligible for certification by the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education & Training Standards Commission.
Meet Criminal Justice Standards requirements (12 NCAC 09G .0302)
Pass a criminal background check
Produce a negative drug screening result
Successfully complete medical and psychological evaluations
Possess a valid driver’s license
Bachelor’s degree in a human services or criminal justice field from an appropriately accredited institution and one year of experience in corrections or related work
Or An equivalent combination of education and experience.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of supportive counseling techniques
Knowledge of services available to individuals from the community and other public and private programs

Responsibilities

Reviewing, analyzing, and evaluating various documents and behavioral data gathered from interviews, written documentation, and personal observations.
Effectively train, observe, evaluate, and supervise subordinate staff in their duties and responsibilities.
Developing, implementing, and managing correctional programs.
Demonstrating and instructing offenders in the proper and safe use of tools, equipment, and supplies.
Accurately operating various office machines and preparing written reports and forms which accurately reflect information reviewed from various sources.
Performing crisis interventions and routine counseling to include suicide prevention.
Working in all sections of a Close/Medium/Minimum Custody prison facility, working under stressful conditions caused by direct contact with incarcerated offenders who can become physically violent and verbally abusive, and being capable of defending oneself against attacks by violent persons.
Accounting for supplies and equipment and conducting continuous visual and audio surveillance of assigned work area.
Monitoring off site programs, which may require operation of a motor vehicle in a safe and secure manner at any time of day and in varying weather and road conditions.